Ms. Garcia

I am very excited to start my second-year teaching at Double File Trail Elementary. This is my third year working in education. I taught third grade last year and worked as a long-term guest educator in Pre-K, 1st, and fourth grade. I have experience working in early childhood education and working as an intern at the Boys and Girls Club of America. In my free time I enjoy spending time with my family and friends. I enjoy dancing, swimming, and hiking.

In Ms. Garcia's' class we will be kind and respectful to everyone, try our best and follow directions. We will follow the seven habits as brave leaders. 

Practice, Practice, Practice!!!  Read for about 15 minutes every night.

1.  Shared Reading-Take turns reading with someone.

2.  Reading Aloud-  Read a story to someone.

3.  Listen to a story-  Have someone read a story to you.

4.  Choral Reading-  Read the story together with someone.

5.   Echo Read-  A fluent reader reads a short segment or sentence of a story and the student echos it back.

4.  Find a quiet place to read alone.

5.  Encourage reading-age appropriate magazines, different genres, personal interest books, plays, .........etc.     

6.  Talk about what you read!

1st Grade HFW word list document

A  few games/activities you can play with a few words at a time are below:

Memory

Make your own card deck with two of each word.  Shuffle and place the cards face down in rows.  When it's your turn, turn over two cards and try to get a matching pair.  If you don't have a match, turn the cards back over.  The winner is the player with the most pairs.

Go Fishing

Write words on an index card and put a paperclip on the top of the card. Tie a magnet to a string and tie the string around a pencil.  Ask Kaylee to fish for words by touching the magnet to the paperclip on the correct word you call out.

Magic Words

Write words with a white crayon and use a dark marker to color over the word written with the white crayon.  Watch the word appear after you color over it with the dark marker.

Thank you for your support in our classroom this year! Below is a list of items that will always help our class throughout the year as well as an amazon Classroom wish list. Thank you for any support!

• Paper towels

• Napkins

• Small  Paper Plates

• Dixie cups

• Tissues

• Hand Sanitizer

• Dry Erase Markers ( Fine tip and Chisel Tip)

Birthday: September 15th 

Favorite Color: Blue 

Favorite Flower: Tiger lily 

Favorite Scent: Anything tropical and sweet.

Favorite Candy: Dark chocolate 

Favorite Drink: Iced coffee- Caramel Macchiato and sweet tea.

Favorite Food: Pizza and tacos 

Favorite Fruit: Mango 

Favorite Restaurant: Salt Lick 

Favorite Animal: Dog 

Favorite Book/Author: James Dean 

Favorite Places: Target 

Favorite Hobbies: Dancing, swimming, and hiking.

Things I collect: Candles and lotions.

How I like to relax: Going to the park and watching a movie.